The Republican lawmaker was treated at a Washington hospital Wednesday after a single rifle shot struck his hip during a shooting attack at a GOP congressional baseball practice in suburban Virginia.

The president made his comments as he spoke in Miami to announce a new policy on Cuba.

Kerry knows of what he speaks: "Former Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the Iran nuclear deal could hold even if President Donald Trump pulls out but he warned that imposing new economic sanctions against Tehran could be unsafe".

"We're not going to let incidents like this change our way of life or our daily routine".

Rep. Steve Scalise is still in critical condition, but his health is improving, the Congressman's surgeon said two days after Scalise was shot at a practice for the Congressional Baseball Game. The hospital planned to hold a briefing on his condition later in the day Friday.

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks told CNN he realized Rep. Scalise was screaming because he had been shot.

Colleagues who visited Scalise at a Washington hospital sounded generally upbeat - but spoke more in terms of hopes than the confident predictions of the immediate aftermath a day earlier. The annual GOP-Democrats baseball game raises money for charity. The Democratic side won in a blowout, but the game was played in Scalise's honor with lawmakers of both parties dressed in purple in recognition of Scalise's Louisiana State University affiliation. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, shake hands during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where they talked abo.

After accepting it gracefully, Mr Barton cracked: "Next year we won't be so nice". More than 20,000 tickets to the baseball game had been sold by 4 p.m. Thursday, raising more than $1 million for underprivileged youth in Washington, D.C., according to Roll Call. As the bullet traveled across his body, it broke bones, tore up internal organs and caused major internal bleeding. He was one of four wounded by a gunman Wednesday in an attack on a Republican team practice in Virginia.

Gunman James Hodgkinson, from Belleville, Illinois, a home inspector, died after officers in Mr Scalise's security detail fired back at him. Authorities also were going over a cellphone, computer and camera taken from Hodgkinson's white van, which was parked near the ballfield.

The man's apparent Facebook page included strong criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration.

Coats refuses to discuss Trump conversations
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"His condition is critical, and he will require additional operations", the hospital said. "Each and every harrowing recollection leaves us more thankful than ever for the Capitol Police - especially Special Agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey - and for every first responder".

Family members of Matt Mika say the MI native was shot multiple times in his chest and arm, and he remains in the intensive care unit in critical condition at George Washington University Hospital.

British ambassador Nigel Kim Darroch was originally scheduled to throw out the pitch.

Bailey was spotted Friday in the Capitol, on crutches and out of uniform, accepting congratulations from fellow officers.

Richmond didn't mention Hodgkinson, who was reported to have shared inflammatory rhetoric against government on his social media accounts, by name but he did speak strongly about a "mental health crisis in this country" and the current political climate.

Trump says US committed to NATO's Article 5 on common defense
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Rosenstein, who has been on the job for six weeks, said only he could fire Mueller, and only if he found good cause to do so. When Harris asked if he had consulted those documents before his appearance, Sessions said he had consulted with staff.

Sometimes that support goes a little too far and it results in the Steelers kicker Chris Boswell being ejected from the arena. Sure, Chicago has won it three times in six seasons in the cap era but the Blackhawks were forced to blow it up after 2010.

Rijiju said the Indian government had withdrawn ceasefire with NSCN after banning it in 2015 through a special notification. The NSCN-K was involved in the killing of 18 Army soldiers in an ambush in Manipur on June 4, 2015.

Lack of playing time at the Spanish capital club convinced him to leave the Champions League and the La Liga winners months ago. United made the Real Madrid striker their No.1 priority this summer after missing out on Antoine Griezmann.

Constand reiterated what she told the court Tuesday: Cosby had made romantic overtures towards her, but she brushed him off. About half an hour later, Constand said, she had trouble talking and difficulty moving and was suffering double vision.

Apple's iOS 11 beings a wide range of new features to the iPhone and iPad and it brings a complete redesign to the app store . Do Not Disturb can automatically silence notifications to keep the screen dark and stop drivers being distracted.

Three U.S. soldiers were killed and another was wounded in eastern Afghanistan this weekend in an attack claimed by the Taliban. As a candidate, Trump deplored the waste of America's wars and suggested he would try to end them.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending that the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah be shrunk. The review is likely to add fuel to a heated national debate over Washington's role in America's wildest spaces.

Reward Offered for Escaped Convicts from Georgia
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Shale oil boom to hurt OPEC well into 2018
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Northam wins Democratic nomination for Va. governor
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Key developments in Minnesota officer's manslaughter trial
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Hyundai unveils new subcompact SUV Kona
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Attorney General Sessions next up for Capitol Hill scrutiny
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